DAY OFF MAY HELP NEW-LOOK LINEUP STAY INTACT

Manager Jim Frey said he probably will stick with the same lineup Tuesday against the Cardinals that was productive in Sunday`s suspended game with the Pirates.

''I was thinking seriously of doing that,'' said Frey after Monday`s postponement.

Frey placed Davey Lopes in the leadoff spot and played him at third base Sunday. He moved center-fielder Bobby Dernier to the eighth position. Shortstop Shawon Dunston moved from eighth to second. Lopes went 5-for-5 Sunday, and Dunston added two hits to improve his average to a club-high .316. Jerry Mumphrey started in left field, batted sixth and went 1-for-2 before suffering a bruised right knee and hand sliding into the wall.

''The day off may help Mumphrey,'' said Frey. ''He may be a little tender for a couple of days, so we`ll have to see how that goes. If he`s fit, there`s a good chance that will be the way I`ll go again.''

Mumphrey, who slid into the wall chasing Steve Kemp`s inside-the-park homer, said he feels a little sore and a lot lucky.

''If my knee hadn`t hit the wall flush like it did, I could have really torn it up completely,'' Mumphrey said.

-- Frey always has been a proponent of playing games in slightly inclement weather if at all possible. But Monday`s postponement was an exception.

''I`ll have to say that when I came to the ballpark and opened the front door and heard Dallas Green say, `The game`s off,` it was a relief. I think our ballclub could use it, especially our bullpen,'' said Frey. Monday`s game has not been rescheduled yet.

-- Frey said he wants to add a 10th pitcher.

''The last series (with Pittsburgh) was a pretty good example of what can happen in the National League, in Wrigley Field, with the bullpen,'' said Frey. ''We all have been agreed now that we`re going to have to do something and do something pretty soon. Exactly how and when we`re going to do it, we`ll have to continue to talk about that.''

The Cubs had to use seven pitchers in Sunday`s game, including starter Rick Sutcliffe.

Frey said he plans to start Sutcliffe Thursday against Montreal. Dennis Eckersley and Ray Fontenot also are slated for starts against the Expos. Fontenot, who was recalled Monday, also will be available for relief against the Cardinals, Frey said.

-- Dunston described his possible game-saving stop of Mike Diaz`s 13th-inning infield single at deep short Sunday.

''I wasn`t going to let anything go through,'' said Dunston. ''If it had been a line drive, I would have given my whole body to sacrifice.''